Garment-pressing machine.



T. D. PALMER. GARMENT PRESSING MACHINE. APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 1Q, 1908. v

1,01 1,362 Patented 'Dec. 12, 1911.

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THEODORE D. PALMER, OF SYRACUSE, YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Application filed August 10, 1908. Serial 1%. 447,777.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE D. PALMER, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State'of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment- Pressing Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact descripp a take-u tion.

This inventionrelates to certain improve ments in garment pressing machines'of, the direct presser type somewhat similar to that set forth in my pending application #447,776 filed August 10, 1908 except that both presser faces are smooth and imperforate and curve longitudinally at the small end and that the press cloth is movable to and from a position between said plates and adapted to be moistened on a take-up roller. In other words, the objectof my resent invention is to give a polished sur ace to the garment .under direct ressure and at the same time to heat bot by steam to avoid any possibility of burning or otherwise injuring the garment by overheating the same. I 1

' Another object is to curve one end of the meeting faces of both pressing elements downwardly both lengthwise and transversely for giving the proper flare or rotund effect to the hips or body of 'a skirt or similar garment under pressure of said elements. A further object is to permit the press cloth to *be moved to and from a position between the ressing elementsby means of 'ro ler and to moisten the press cloth be ore entering between said elements. Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description. 1

In the drawi'ngsFigure 1 is a top lan of a portion of a garment pressing mac ine embodyin the various features of my invention. igs. 2 and 3 are longitudinal and transverse. sectional views taken respectively on lines 2 ;2 and 3-3, Fig. 1.

This press comprises two permanently as sociated pressing elements 1- and -2,

the lower element being preferably stationary upon a suitable sup ort -3. with its upper face] in substantially a horizontal position adapted to support the garment and is preferably composed ofcast metal plates --4- and -5- seeured'together at their lon itudinal edges and having their intermediate portions spaced aplart forming a Steam chamber -6-- to w 'ch steam may has a smooth upper face to give a polished instance 'com risin pressing elements r be supplied by any available source of steam supply through a conduit -7- This steam chamber 6 is nearly coextensive in area with that of the presser face of the plate 5 sons to maintain a uniform degree of heat throughout the area of said presser face.

The upper plate 5 is imperforate and finish to the garment under direct mechanical pressure, of the head 2. This presser head 2 is movable to and from the garment supporting head or buck 1-,-it being preferably hinged to a fixed support at the rear so as to be rocked vertically andin this two plates and 9 secure at t eir edges and having their intermediate portions spaced apart forming a steam chamber --10 of substan tially the same area as the presser plate 9-. This presser plate -9 is forate and provided with a smooth lower. face coacting with the upper faceof the bed plate to press the garment and ive its up r face a smooth or lished sur ace,;

. said p ates-8'- and --9 ing preferably .made of cast metal.

Steam may be supplied to the chamber, -10- from any ava able source of supply, 8 not shown, through suitable pipes *--1l-.

This machine isparticularly adapted for pressing skirts and similar garments havi a portion thereof fiarin from a belt or ban and for this ur ose e meeting faces of one end, usual g t e small end, ofthe press-l ing elements w ich are usuall tapered from end to end are provided with downwardly curved pressing faces 12 which are also curved transversely as shown in Fig. 3-to give the propfr rotundity or swell to the body of the s 'rt, the remaining portions of the skirt lying in substantially a horizontal plane except that they are slightly curved -16 transversely.

' It is sometimes desirable to ress the garments with a dull finish and m order that this machine maybe used for this purpose,

I provide it with a fabric press cloth {-14 which is substantially coextensive with the .area of the meetingfaces of one of the pressing elements and in this instance is attached at one of its longitudinal edges to a roller 15at the rear of the press, said cloth being adapted to be drawn by and 9 across and between the meeting faces of the pressing elements -1'and -2- and uponress therefore, interposed between the garment and presser face of the head 2 so that when the latter is brought to its pressing position the press cloth will be pressed against the upper surface of the garment thereby leaving the dull finish upon such surface. NVhen this press cloth is used it is desirable to moisten it slightly and for this purpose I have provided a moisture transmitting roller 16 dipping into a reservoir 17 of water and bearing against the under side of the roller -15- so as to transmit its moisture to the presser cloth -14.- when the latter is unwound from the roller In each of the pressing elements 1- and 2-, the presser plate is preferably made separate from its companion plate and formed with a marginal flange surrounding the marginal edge of the presser plate and secured thereto by suitable means as screws -l8 whereby the presser plates may be readily removed when desired to replace them with new ones without removing the companion plate.

The steam chambers 6-- and 10 are provided with suitable valved drip pipes 20 to permit the removal of water of condensation when necessary.

sides of the buck and press-head, and means for moistening the press cloth before entering between the buck and press head.

2. In a steam clothes pressing machine, a buck, a press-head hinged at the rear of the buck, a press cloth movable to and from a position between the buck and press-head, a take-up roller for the press cloth located at the rear of the buck, and a moistening device contacting with the portion of the press cloth on the roller.

3. In a steam clothes pressing machine, a hollow buck having an imperforate top, a press-head hinged at the rear of the buck, a take-up roller supported at the rear of the buck, a press cloth attached tosaid roller and movable to and from a position between the buck and press-head, a liquid reservoir, and a moistening roller therein contacting with the press cloth on the take-up roller for moistening the press cloth.

4. In a garment pressing machine, coacting pressing elements, a press cloth movable to and from a position between said elements, a take-up roller for the press cloth, a liquid reservoir, and means for transmitting moisture from the liquid reservoir to the press cloth while on the take-up roller.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of July 1908.

THEODORE D. PALMER.

Witnesses:

H. E. CHASE, CAROLINE MCCORMACK. 

